diff --git a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
index d2ed8045..481d6202 100644
--- a/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
+++ b/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
 
             This was generated with code like the following in the punk::args::define script:
 
-            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 1 {
+            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 0 {
 
               ${[example -title "[a+ term-yellow Term-blue] Example 1 [a]" {
                 #A sample of an example block of text with a garish title and some basic tcl syntax highlighting.
@@ -383,10 +383,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
         ]
         dict for {o v} $optlist {
             switch -- $o {
-                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -notstr {}
+                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -tstr {}
                 default {
-                    punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example
-                    return
+                    return "parse error:\n[punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example]"
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/modules/punk/args-999999.0a1.0.tm b/src/modules/punk/args-999999.0a1.0.tm
index 392727bc..3009606c 100644
--- a/src/modules/punk/args-999999.0a1.0.tm
+++ b/src/modules/punk/args-999999.0a1.0.tm
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
 
             This was generated with code like the following in the punk::args::define script:
 
-            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 1 {
+            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 0 {
 
               ${[example -title "[a+ term-yellow Term-blue] Example 1 [a]" {
                 #A sample of an example block of text with a garish title and some basic tcl syntax highlighting.
@@ -383,10 +383,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
         ]
         dict for {o v} $optlist {
             switch -- $o {
-                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -notstr {}
+                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -tstr {}
                 default {
-                    punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example
-                    return
+                    return "parse error:\n[punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example]"
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.basic/src/make.tcl b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.basic/src/make.tcl
index 1a35d8a5..8247343f 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.basic/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.basic/src/make.tcl
@@ -2471,6 +2471,8 @@ if {[file dirname [info nameofexecutable]] eq $rtfolder && [file isdirectory [in
         #exec cp [info nameofexecutable] $rtfolder/[file tail [info nameofexecutable]]_BUILDCOPY
         exec cp [info nameofexecutable] $rtfolder/[punkboot::lib::runtime_buildcopyname [info nameofexecutable]]
     }
+    #we need to add the base name of the current exe to the runtimes list because the next section will look for files in the runtime folder
+    #and won't find the mounted runtime since it's mounted as a directory.
     lappend runtimes [file tail [info nameofexecutable]]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
index d2ed8045..481d6202 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
 
             This was generated with code like the following in the punk::args::define script:
 
-            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 1 {
+            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 0 {
 
               ${[example -title "[a+ term-yellow Term-blue] Example 1 [a]" {
                 #A sample of an example block of text with a garish title and some basic tcl syntax highlighting.
@@ -383,10 +383,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
         ]
         dict for {o v} $optlist {
             switch -- $o {
-                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -notstr {}
+                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -tstr {}
                 default {
-                    punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example
-                    return
+                    return "parse error:\n[punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example]"
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/make.tcl b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/make.tcl
index 1a35d8a5..8247343f 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.project-0.1/src/make.tcl
@@ -2471,6 +2471,8 @@ if {[file dirname [info nameofexecutable]] eq $rtfolder && [file isdirectory [in
         #exec cp [info nameofexecutable] $rtfolder/[file tail [info nameofexecutable]]_BUILDCOPY
         exec cp [info nameofexecutable] $rtfolder/[punkboot::lib::runtime_buildcopyname [info nameofexecutable]]
     }
+    #we need to add the base name of the current exe to the runtimes list because the next section will look for files in the runtime folder
+    #and won't find the mounted runtime since it's mounted as a directory.
     lappend runtimes [file tail [info nameofexecutable]]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
index d2ed8045..481d6202 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/bootsupport/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
 
             This was generated with code like the following in the punk::args::define script:
 
-            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 1 {
+            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 0 {
 
               ${[example -title "[a+ term-yellow Term-blue] Example 1 [a]" {
                 #A sample of an example block of text with a garish title and some basic tcl syntax highlighting.
@@ -383,10 +383,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
         ]
         dict for {o v} $optlist {
             switch -- $o {
-                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -notstr {}
+                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -tstr {}
                 default {
-                    punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example
-                    return
+                    return "parse error:\n[punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example]"
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/make.tcl b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/make.tcl
index 1a35d8a5..8247343f 100644
--- a/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/make.tcl
+++ b/src/project_layouts/custom/_project/punk.shell-0.1/src/make.tcl
@@ -2471,6 +2471,8 @@ if {[file dirname [info nameofexecutable]] eq $rtfolder && [file isdirectory [in
         #exec cp [info nameofexecutable] $rtfolder/[file tail [info nameofexecutable]]_BUILDCOPY
         exec cp [info nameofexecutable] $rtfolder/[punkboot::lib::runtime_buildcopyname [info nameofexecutable]]
     }
+    #we need to add the base name of the current exe to the runtimes list because the next section will look for files in the runtime folder
+    #and won't find the mounted runtime since it's mounted as a directory.
     lappend runtimes [file tail [info nameofexecutable]]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
index d2ed8045..481d6202 100644
--- a/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
+++ b/src/vfs/_vfscommon.vfs/modules/punk/args-0.2.1.tm
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
 
             This was generated with code like the following in the punk::args::define script:
 
-            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 1 {
+            ${[punk::args::helpers::example -syntax none -tstr 0 {
 
               ${[example -title "[a+ term-yellow Term-blue] Example 1 [a]" {
                 #A sample of an example block of text with a garish title and some basic tcl syntax highlighting.
@@ -383,10 +383,9 @@ tcl::namespace::eval ::punk::args::helpers {
         ]
         dict for {o v} $optlist {
             switch -- $o {
-                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -notstr {}
+                -padright - -syntax - -title - -titlealign - -tstr {}
                 default {
-                    punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example
-                    return
+                    return "parse error:\n[punk::args::parse $args withid ::punk::args::helpers::example]"
                 }
             }
         }